The release notes all state that you must update the installers before upgrading. That's why we have release notes :)
Regards, Phill. On 26 April 2012 17:11, vignesh <850...@bugs.launchpad.net> wrote: > hi, > > I have seen this occure in the released version of ubuntu 12.04, > > has the fix happened after, the release?If it has its still not > working.. else, please tell me ... > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to a > duplicate bug report (904840). > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/850264 > > Title: > given a foreign architecture of i386 on amd64 machine, and an outdated > libc, apt tries to remove libc-bin > > Status in Release Notes for Ubuntu: > Fix Released > Status in “apt” package in Ubuntu: > Fix Released > Status in “apt” source package in Oneiric: > Fix Released > Status in “apt” source package in Precise: > Fix Released > > Bug description: > SRU justification: a bug in apt's resolver causes apt to select > pathological upgrade solutions when foreign-arch packages are > installed. This affects a substantial proportion of amd64 users, who > will have multiarch enabled (e.g., for ia32-libs or for skype). This > fix allows apt to calculate the upgrade correctly, preferring native > packages over foreign ones whenever possible. > > TEST CASE: > 1) on an oneiric amd64 system, install the skype:i386 package from the > Canonical Partner repository. > 2) attempt a release upgrade to precise with update-manager -d. > 3) verify that the release upgrade failed, with errors in apt.log > indicating involvement of :i386 packages > 4) install the apt from oneiric-proposed > 5) attempt the release upgrade a second time > 6) verify that the release upgrade completes successfully. > > RELEASE NOTES: although users will generally have -updates installed > already before they begin the upgrade, this particular issue has > enough of an impact on the upgrade for amd64 desktop users that I > think it's worth singling out in the release notes telling users that > they need to use the apt from -updates. (I'm assuming here that we > won't have time to enforce this through update-manager prior to > release.) > > This reproducer was verified to work in the live system of current > precise-dailies. It doesn't work on an installed system where > libc6:i386 is already installed! > > 1. Drop libc6-dev: > sudo dpkg -P libc6-dev > > 2. Downgrade to a previous libc: > > wget > https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/eglibc/2.13-20ubuntu9/+build/2979954/+files/libc-bin_2.13-20ubuntu9_amd64.deb > https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/eglibc/2.13-20ubuntu9/+build/2979954/+files/libc6_2.13-20ubuntu9_amd64.deb > sudo dpkg -i libc*.bin > > 3. Ensure apt is consistent: > > sudo apt-get install -f > > should not complain about anything. > > 4. Install i386 package: > > sudo apt-get install cpp:i386 > > This will propose to remove libc-bin and install the newer version > of libc-bin:i386 instead. > > It seems that apt prefers install the foreign arch libc6-bin:i386 over > upgrading the native arch libc6-bin to the current version? > > WORKAROUND > If you get this bug with Precise Alpha1 you can workaround by: > * Keeping 'install 3rd party software' _unchecked_ in the Prepare step of > Ubiquity > or > * Disconnecting the system from the network before starting the > installation > > ---- > Original bug report: > > Today I added i386 as a foreign architecture and then tried to install > something with apt, but was presented with a very bad plan: > > $ sudo apt-get install skype:i386 > Reading package lists... Done > Building dependency tree > Reading state information... Done > The following extra packages will be installed: > gcc-4.6-base:i386 libasound2:i386 libaudio2:i386 libavahi-client3:i386 > libavahi-common-data:i386 > libavahi-common3:i386 libc-bin:i386 libc-dev-bin libc6 libc6:i386 > libc6-dbg libc6-dev libc6-i386 libcomerr2:i386 > libcups2:i386 libdbus-1-3:i386 libexpat1:i386 libffi6:i386 > libfontconfig1:i386 libfreetype6:i386 libgcc1:i386 > libgcrypt11:i386 libglib2.0-0:i386 libgnutls26:i386 libgpg-error0:i386 > libgssapi-krb5-2:i386 libice6:i386 > libjpeg62:i386 libk5crypto3:i386 libkeyutils1:i386 libkrb5-3:i386 > libkrb5support0:i386 liblcms1:i386 libmng1:i386 > libpcre3:i386 libpng12-0:i386 libqt4-dbus libqt4-dbus:i386 > libqt4-declarative libqt4-declarative:i386 > libqt4-network libqt4-network:i386 libqt4-opengl libqt4-script > libqt4-script:i386 libqt4-sql libqt4-sql:i386 > libqt4-sql-mysql libqt4-sql-sqlite libqt4-svg libqt4-xml > libqt4-xml:i386 libqt4-xmlpatterns > libqt4-xmlpatterns:i386 libqtcore4 libqtcore4:i386 libqtgui4 > libqtgui4:i386 libselinux1:i386 libsm6:i386 > libstdc++6:i386 libtasn1-3:i386 libtiff4:i386 libuuid1:i386 > libx11-6:i386 libxau6:i386 libxcb1:i386 libxdmcp6:i386 > libxext6:i386 libxi6:i386 libxrender1:i386 libxss1:i386 libxt6:i386 > libxv1:i386 qdbus zlib1g:i386 > Suggested packages: > libasound2-plugins:i386 libasound2-python:i386 nas:i386 glibc-doc > glibc-doc:i386 locales:i386 cups-common:i386 > rng-tools:i386 gnutls-bin:i386 krb5-doc:i386 krb5-user:i386 > liblcms-utils:i386 libqt4-declarative-folderlistmodel > libqt4-declarative-gestures libqt4-declarative-particles > libqt4-declarative-shaders qt4-qmlviewer > libqt4-declarative-folderlistmodel:i386 > libqt4-declarative-gestures:i386 libqt4-declarative-particles:i386 > libqt4-declarative-shaders:i386 qt4-qmlviewer:i386 libqt4-dev > libqt4-dev:i386 qt4-qtconfig qt4-qtconfig:i386 > Recommended packages: > libqt4-sql-mysql:i386 libqt4-sql-odbc:i386 libqt4-sql-psql:i386 > libqt4-sql-sqlite:i386 > The following packages will be REMOVED: > libc-bin > The following NEW packages will be installed: > gcc-4.6-base:i386 libasound2:i386 libaudio2:i386 libavahi-client3:i386 > libavahi-common-data:i386 > libavahi-common3:i386 libc-bin:i386 libc6:i386 libcomerr2:i386 > libcups2:i386 libdbus-1-3:i386 libexpat1:i386 > libffi6:i386 libfontconfig1:i386 libfreetype6:i386 libgcc1:i386 > libgcrypt11:i386 libglib2.0-0:i386 > libgnutls26:i386 libgpg-error0:i386 libgssapi-krb5-2:i386 libice6:i386 > libjpeg62:i386 libk5crypto3:i386 > libkeyutils1:i386 libkrb5-3:i386 libkrb5support0:i386 liblcms1:i386 > libmng1:i386 libpcre3:i386 libpng12-0:i386 > libqt4-dbus:i386 libqt4-declarative:i386 libqt4-network:i386 > libqt4-script:i386 libqt4-sql:i386 libqt4-xml:i386 > libqt4-xmlpatterns:i386 libqtcore4:i386 libqtgui4:i386 libselinux1:i386 > libsm6:i386 libstdc++6:i386 > libtasn1-3:i386 libtiff4:i386 libuuid1:i386 libx11-6:i386 libxau6:i386 > libxcb1:i386 libxdmcp6:i386 libxext6:i386 > libxi6:i386 libxrender1:i386 libxss1:i386 libxt6:i386 libxv1:i386 > skype:i386 zlib1g:i386 > The following packages will be upgraded: > libc-dev-bin libc6 libc6-dbg libc6-dev libc6-i386 libqt4-dbus > libqt4-declarative libqt4-network libqt4-opengl > libqt4-script libqt4-sql libqt4-sql-mysql libqt4-sql-sqlite libqt4-svg > libqt4-xml libqt4-xmlpatterns libqtcore4 > libqtgui4 qdbus > WARNING: The following essential packages will be removed. > This should NOT be done unless you know exactly what you are doing! > libc-bin > 19 upgraded, 58 newly installed, 1 to remove and 274 not upgraded. > Need to get 71.5 MB of archives. > After this operation, 96.3 MB of additional disk space will be used. > You are about to do something potentially harmful. > To continue type in the phrase 'Yes, do as I say!' > ?] ^C > > To fix this, on slangasek's advice, I did > > $ sudo apt-get install skype:i386 libc-bin > > This upgraded libc-bin instead of removing it. > > $ sudo apt-get install skype:i386 libc-bin > Reading package lists... Done > Building dependency tree > Reading state information... Done > The following extra packages will be installed: > gcc-4.6-base:i386 libasound2:i386 libaudio2:i386 libavahi-client3:i386 > libavahi-common-data:i386 > libavahi-common3:i386 libc-dev-bin libc6 libc6:i386 libc6-dbg libc6-dev > libc6-i386 libcomerr2:i386 libcups2:i386 > libdbus-1-3:i386 libexpat1:i386 libffi6:i386 libfontconfig1:i386 > libfreetype6:i386 libgcc1:i386 libgcrypt11:i386 > libglib2.0-0:i386 libgnutls26:i386 libgpg-error0:i386 > libgssapi-krb5-2:i386 libice6:i386 libjpeg62:i386 > libk5crypto3:i386 libkeyutils1:i386 libkrb5-3:i386 libkrb5support0:i386 > liblcms1:i386 libmng1:i386 libpcre3:i386 > libpng12-0:i386 libqt4-dbus libqt4-dbus:i386 libqt4-declarative > libqt4-declarative:i386 libqt4-network > libqt4-network:i386 libqt4-opengl libqt4-script libqt4-script:i386 > libqt4-sql libqt4-sql:i386 libqt4-sql-mysql > libqt4-sql-sqlite libqt4-svg libqt4-xml libqt4-xml:i386 > libqt4-xmlpatterns libqt4-xmlpatterns:i386 libqtcore4 > libqtcore4:i386 libqtgui4 libqtgui4:i386 libselinux1:i386 libsm6:i386 > libstdc++6:i386 libtasn1-3:i386 > libtiff4:i386 libuuid1:i386 libx11-6:i386 libxau6:i386 libxcb1:i386 > libxdmcp6:i386 libxext6:i386 libxi6:i386 > libxrender1:i386 libxss1:i386 libxt6:i386 libxv1:i386 qdbus zlib1g:i386 > Suggested packages: > libasound2-plugins:i386 libasound2-python:i386 nas:i386 glibc-doc > glibc-doc:i386 locales:i386 cups-common:i386 > rng-tools:i386 gnutls-bin:i386 krb5-doc:i386 krb5-user:i386 > liblcms-utils:i386 libqt4-declarative-folderlistmodel > libqt4-declarative-gestures libqt4-declarative-particles > libqt4-declarative-shaders qt4-qmlviewer > libqt4-declarative-folderlistmodel:i386 > libqt4-declarative-gestures:i386 libqt4-declarative-particles:i386 > libqt4-declarative-shaders:i386 qt4-qmlviewer:i386 libqt4-dev > libqt4-dev:i386 qt4-qtconfig qt4-qtconfig:i386 > Recommended packages: > libqt4-sql-mysql:i386 libqt4-sql-odbc:i386 libqt4-sql-psql:i386 > libqt4-sql-sqlite:i386 > The following NEW packages will be installed: > gcc-4.6-base:i386 libasound2:i386 libaudio2:i386 libavahi-client3:i386 > libavahi-common-data:i386 > libavahi-common3:i386 libc6:i386 libcomerr2:i386 libcups2:i386 > libdbus-1-3:i386 libexpat1:i386 libffi6:i386 > libfontconfig1:i386 libfreetype6:i386 libgcc1:i386 libgcrypt11:i386 > libglib2.0-0:i386 libgnutls26:i386 > libgpg-error0:i386 libgssapi-krb5-2:i386 libice6:i386 libjpeg62:i386 > libk5crypto3:i386 libkeyutils1:i386 > libkrb5-3:i386 libkrb5support0:i386 liblcms1:i386 libmng1:i386 > libpcre3:i386 libpng12-0:i386 libqt4-dbus:i386 > libqt4-declarative:i386 libqt4-network:i386 libqt4-script:i386 > libqt4-sql:i386 libqt4-xml:i386 > libqt4-xmlpatterns:i386 libqtcore4:i386 libqtgui4:i386 libselinux1:i386 > libsm6:i386 libstdc++6:i386 > libtasn1-3:i386 libtiff4:i386 libuuid1:i386 libx11-6:i386 libxau6:i386 > libxcb1:i386 libxdmcp6:i386 libxext6:i386 > libxi6:i386 libxrender1:i386 libxss1:i386 libxt6:i386 libxv1:i386 > skype:i386 zlib1g:i386 > The following packages will be upgraded: > libc-bin libc-dev-bin libc6 libc6-dbg libc6-dev libc6-i386 libqt4-dbus > libqt4-declarative libqt4-network > libqt4-opengl libqt4-script libqt4-sql libqt4-sql-mysql > libqt4-sql-sqlite libqt4-svg libqt4-xml libqt4-xmlpatterns > libqtcore4 libqtgui4 qdbus > 20 upgraded, 57 newly installed, 0 to remove and 274 not upgraded. > Need to get 43.7 MB/71.6 MB of archives. > After this operation, 96.5 MB of additional disk space will be used. > Do you want to continue [Y/n]? > > libc-bin was version 2.13-17ubuntu2 at the time, and updated to > 2.13-20ubuntu2 > > ProblemType: Bug > DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10 > Package: apt 0.8.16~exp5ubuntu6 > ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-9.14-generic 3.0.3 > Uname: Linux 3.0.0-9-generic x86_64 > NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia wl > ApportVersion: 1.22.1-0ubuntu2 > Architecture: amd64 > Date: Wed Sep 14 11:43:35 2011 > InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 > (20101008.1) > ProcEnviron: > PATH=(custom, user) > LANG=en_US.UTF-8 > SHELL=/bin/bash > SourcePackage: apt > UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-07-14 (61 days ago) > > To manage notifications about this bug go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-release-notes/+bug/850264/+subscriptions > -- https://wiki.ubuntu.com/phillw -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/850264 Title: given a foreign architecture of i386 on amd64 machine, and an outdated libc, apt tries to remove libc-bin To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-release-notes/+bug/850264/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
